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<p>When Vijay Chattha was building a startup, his competitor was what some would call a media darling. The competition had a good story, which created investor interest. In turn, that interest helped land key customers. And so the cycle repeated. <a href="https://twitter.com/vijaychattha" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Chattha</a> eventually sold that company in a lukewarm exit and took with him an important lesson: Earned media has the power to be a kingmaker.</p>
<p>Chattha is now the founder and CEO of VSC, a public relations firm that has helped launch over 600 companies. The firm works with startups across all stages and recently introduced a $21 million venture firm to back the companies that it advises. (Or, as Chattha puts it, to put some skin in the game).</p>
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<p> “I think its a dangerous thing. Its like water. If you dont have publicity, you can be dehydrated. But if you have too much you can drown.” Vijay Chattha</p>
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<p><a href="https://techcrunch.com/2022/11/30/startup-pitching-storytelling-tech-pr-2022/">My entire conversation with the entrepreneur</a> can be found wherever you listen to podcasts, so <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2022/11/30/startup-pitching-storytelling-tech-pr-2022/">take a listen</a> if you prefer audio over words (in that case, what are you doing here‽).</p>
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<p><strong>Whats your temperature reading on how vulnerable founders are right now when it comes to sharing hardships publicly? </strong></p>
<p>Vijay Chattha: It depends on the founder. Is it their first startup, their second or their third? Generally what I find is the more successful and the more wisdom you have, the more transparent you are over time, and possibly even cynical, right? But the first-time founders, theyre under a lot of pressure [to do] whatever the VCs or hired people around them are telling them to do. Theyve got to do it. Theyre very concerned that the competitors are reading this stuff.</p>
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<p><a href="https://techcrunch.com/2022/12/03/techs-growth-story-shifted-this-year-how-has-that-impacted-transparency/">Techs growth story shifted this year. How has that impacted transparency?</a> by <a href="https://techcrunch.com/author/natasha-mascarenhas/">Natasha Mascarenhas</a> originally published on <a href="https://techcrunch.com/">TechCrunch</a></p>
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